1939
charcoal
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1939 charcoal by Joseph Stella, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This sketch shows a side view of an older man’s head and shoulders. His face is turned slightly down, with a white beard and a few faint lines for eyes and mouth. The wings behind his head are rough and uneven, like they’re made of quick, loose strokes. The whole drawing is light and sketchy, almost like it was done fast. The wings look more like a sketch idea than a finished detail—maybe they’re meant to suggest something bigger. The paper has a warm, off-white tone, and the charcoal is light, almost faded. If you like this loose, sketchy style, look up *scumbling*.
Joseph Stella was an Italian-born American Futurist painter best known for his depictions of industrial America, especially his images of the Brooklyn Bridge. He is also associated with the American Precisionist movement of the 1910s–1940s.
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